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Jan-Niclas Gesenhues | |
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.jpg) Gesenhues in 2018 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2021 | |
| Constituency | North Rhine-Westphalia |
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| Born | (1990-02-12)12 February 1990 (age 35) Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Political party | Alliance 90/The Greens |
| Alma mater | University of Münster |
Jan-Niclas Gesenhues (born 12 February 1990) is a German economist and politician[1] of theAlliance 90/The Greens[1][2] who has been serving as a member of theBundestag since the2021 elections.[3]
In addition to his parliamentary work, Gesenhues served asParliamentary State Secretary at theFederal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection in thecoalition government ofChancellorOlaf Scholz from 2024 to 2025.[4]
Gesenhues was born in Karlsruhe, but lives inEmsdetten. There, he graduated fromGymnasium Martinum [de] and completed avoluntary social year inMozambique.[5] He then studied economics at theUniversity of Münster, with a focus on resource andenvironmental economics,[3] graduating with a master's degree. He then completed his doctorate on the topic of "Smart Energy in Mozambique. Drivers, Barriers and Options." at the University of Münster, and completed his doctorate in 2020. From 2019 until his entry into the Bundestag in September 2021, he worked as Head of International Affairs at the Steinfurt-Warendorf District Craftsmen's Association.[6][7]
Gesenhues has been a member of the Bundestag since 2021, representing theSteinfurt III district. In parliament, he initially served on the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development.[3]
In February 2024, he was appointed Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection in the coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz to succeed his predecessorChristian Kühn.[4]
In the negotiations to form acoalition government of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Green Party underMinister-President of North Rhine-WestphaliaHendrik Wüst following the2022 state elections, Gesenhues andNorwich Rüße led their party's delegation in the working group on the environment, agriculture and consumer protection;[8] their counterparts from the CDU werePeter Liese andPatricia Peill.[9]
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